Lilly turns 2

Today is my daughter's birthday. I woke up with a strange calm feeling. To my surprise, when I saw her I didn't seem to be overly sentimental. I mean, I'm a softy, and just yesterday I was thinking so much about what it means for me that my daughter is turning two. So what's up?

We celebrated Lilly's birthday last Saturday, with a party at our house, with our friends and their kids, who are Lilly's friends. It was a great party! On Sunday, we as a family spent the day in the city as a kind of continuation of the celebration, having brunch at a nice restaurant (Lucia's) and seeing a movie (Babies) at a movie theater--our first movie at a theater as a family.

Monday was back to work as usual, with our weekly routines. However, hanging over us was the fact that Tuesday, today, Lilly is having her birthday.

It got late, and thus bedtime for Lilly. Anne most always puts Lilly to bed.

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September 25--

I began the following post on Lilly's birthday. I don't remember where I was going with it; it's been such a long time. It must have been something I couldn't put words to at the time. I mean, your daughter turns two--how HUGE is that; how do you describe that 'whatever it must have been at the time' sentiment in a blog post. You can't of course; you can try (which is what I'm trying do in this blog) but nothing quite says it, you know. I'm leaving the post unfinished because that's all I can do with it now. I could just as well come across this way than if I had finished it; although, surely it would come across more to the point if I had finished it at the time, as it came t me at the moment (I mean why else would I try to write it all out). Leaving it as such and posting it might be just as worthwhile is all; there's no knowing if it would come across better.